In my opinion this sort of self-education is best started with research by you, not by everyone putting their unstructured life experience into a single discussion thread. You're just bound to miss out on too much useful information.
Here are some links to get you started. Hopefully others will come along with more.
http://www.davidsongifted.org/edguild/http://www.davidsongifted.org/db/browse_by_topic_articles.aspxhttp://www.davidsongifted.org/db/browse_by_topic_resources.aspxhttp://giftedissues.davidsongifted.org/BB/ubbthreads.php/forums/4/1/Recommended_Resources.htmlhttp://www.hoagiesgifted.org/http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/educators.htmhttp://www.hoagiesgifted.org/gifted_books.htmhttp://www.accelerationinstitute.orghttp://www.prufrock.com/http://www.criticalthinking.com/I'm not trying to shut down your thread in the slightest, I just don't see how it can work well. I think initial research (a good deal of it) is in order, then people here can give you much useful insight on more specific questions. But I'd be happy to be proven wrong.
No matter what, welcome and good luck! I would be interested to hear about your progress as you assemble your new program.
